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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Warning: Read he manual careully beore use. Failure o ollow he warnings and insrucons may resul in ool damage, physical injury
and/or damage o propery. Sore he manual in a sae place or uure reerence.
General power ool saey insrucons
Work area safety
• Keep he work area clean and well li. Dark or cluered areas could lead o accidens.
• Do no operae power ools in explosive amospheres, such as in he presence o ammable liquids or umes, gases or dus. Power ools could creae sparks
which may ignie he gases or umes.
• Keep children and bysanders a a sae disance while operang he power ool.
Electrical safety
• Make sure ha power ool plugs mach he oule. Do no ever modiy he plug in any way. Do no use adaper plugs wih earhed power ools. Using
unmodied plugs and maching oules will reduce he risk o elecric shock.
• Avoid body conac wih earhed or grounded maerials or objecs, such as radiaors, pipes, ranges and rerigeraors. There is an remendous risk o elecric
shock i your body is earhed or grounded.
• Do no expose power ools o rain or any oher we condions. Waer enering a power ool could increase he risk o elecric shock.
• Do no abuse he power cord. Never use he cord or carrying, pulling or unplugging he elecric ool. Keep he cord in a sae disance rom hea, oil, sharp
edges and any moving pars. Damaged or enangled cords will increase he risk o elecric shock.
• When operang an elecric power ool oudoors, use an exension cable which has he appropriae specicaons or oudoor use. Use o a an exension
cable suiable or oudoor use reduces he risk o elecric shock.
• I operang a power ool in a damp locaon canno be avoided, use a residual curren device (RCD) proeced supply. Use o an RCD reduces he risk o
elecric shock.
Personal safety
• Say aler, wach wha you are doing and use common sense when operang he power ool. Do no use he power ool i you are eeling red or are under
he inuence o alcohol, drugs, or medicaon. A momen o inaenon while operang he power ool may resul in serious personal injury.
• Use personal proecve equipmen. Always wear eye proecon. Proecve equipmen such as a dus mask, hearing proecon, non-skid saey shoes or
proecve helmes, used in appropriae condions will reduce he risk o susaining personal injuries.
• Preven uninenonal sarng. Ensure he power swich is in he o-posion beore connecng o power source and/or baery pack, picking up or carrying
he power ool. Carrying power ools wih your nger on he power swich or connecng power ools ha have he swich in he on posion o a power
source can lead o accidens.
• Remove any adjusng keys or wrenches beore urning on he power ool. An adjusng key or a wrench lef aached o a roang par o he power ool
may resul in personal injury.
• Do no overreach. Keep balance and proper oong a all mes. This helps he operaor have beer conrol o he power ool in unexpeced siuaons.
• Dress properly. Do no wear loose clohing or jewellery. Keep your hair, clohing and gloves away rom any moving pars. Loose clohes, jewellery and/or
long hair can be caugh in moving pars.
Power tool use and care
• Do no orce he power ool. Use he correc power ool or he each applicaon. The correc power ool will always do he job beer and saer when used
as inended.
• Do no use he power ool i he swich does no urn acvae or deacvae i. Any power ool ha canno be conrolled wih he swich is exremely
dangerous and mus be repaired.
• Disconnec he main plug rom he power source and/or he baery pack rom he power ool beore changing accessories, making any adjusmens, or
soring he power ool. Such prevenve saey measures will reduce he risk o sarng he power ool accidenally.
• When he power ool is no in use, sore i ou o he reach o children and do no allow persons unamiliar wih he power ool or hese insrucons o use
and operae he power ool. Power ools are exremely dangerous in he hands o unrained users.
• Mainain he power ool. Check or misalignmen or binding o moving pars, breakage o pars, leakage and any oher issue ha may aec he power ool's
operaon. I damaged, have he power ool repaired beore use. Many accidens and injuries are caused by poorly mainained power ools.
• Keep he cutng pars o he power ool sharp and clean. Properly mainained cutng ools wih sharp cutng edges are less likely o bind and are more
precise and easier o conrol.
• Always use he power ool, accessories and ool bis ec. in accordance wih he insrucons o his insrucon manual, aking ino accoun he working
condions and he work ha is o be perormed. Use o he power ool or applicaons dieren rom hose inended could resul in personal injury or cause
damage o he power ool.
• Keep he handles and any grasping suraces o he power ool dry, clean and ree o oil and grease. Slippery handles and grasping suraces do no allow or
sae handling o he ool in unexpeced circumsances.
Service
• Have he power ool serviced by qualied service personnel, using only idencal replacemen pars. This will ensure ha he saey o he power ool is
mainained.
• I he power cord is damaged, do no use he power ool. The cord mus be replaced by he manuacurer, is service agen or similarly qualied persons.
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